Economics—Stock Investing 101

 Answer the questions below for each case. Use the Reference box as needed. One suggested site
that you will find extremely useful is: https://finance.yahoo.com/

CASE #1: Home Depot

Symbol: Open: Market Cap: Beta: Avg. Vol:
Day Range: Shares outstanding: Yield:
52 Week Range: Float: Div.:

CASE #2: Amazon

Symbol: Open: Market Cap: Beta: Avg. Vol:
Day Range: Shares outstanding: Yield:
52 Week Range: Float: Div.:

CASE #3: General Motors

Symbol: Open: Market Cap: Beta: Avg. Vol:
Day Range: Shares outstanding: Yield:
52 Week Range: Float: Div.:

REFERENCE BOX:
1. If you investing $10,000 ($10k) in HD
today, how many shares would you have? * Number of shares available for trading.

_____ * = dividend x 4/open x 100%

2. If you could have bought at the lows and
highs for all three stocks with $10k, which
one would have been the most profitable?
_____
3. Which stock is considered the most
volatile? _____
4. If you could day trade with $10k, buying
at the perfect highs and lows, which stock
would be the most profitable? _____
* Stock price fluctuation over the last year.
* =Open x Shares outstanding
* Number of shares in existence
* How volatile a stock is (< 1 >).
* Quarterly or annual payout
* Stock code or abbreviation
* Number of shares traded on a given day.
* Stock price fluctuation over today.

* Current price of the stock.

5. Which company holds back the most stock shares for its executives? _____

CASE #4: ____________

Symbol: Open: Market Cap: Beta: Avg. Vol:
Day Range: Shares outstanding: Yield:
52 Week Range: Float: Div.:

CASE #5: ____________

Symbol: Open: Market Cap: Beta: Avg. Vol:
Day Range: Shares outstanding: Yield:
52 Week Range: Float: Div.:

CASE #6: ____________

Symbol: Open: Market Cap: Beta: Avg. Vol:
Day Range: Shares outstanding: Yield:
52 Week Range: Float: Div.:

1. If you investing $10,000 ($10k) in HD today, how many shares would you
have? _____

2. If you could have bought at the lows and highs for all three stocks with $10k,
which one would have been the most profitable? _____

3. Which stock is considered the most volatile? _____

4. If you could day trade with $10k, buying at the perfect highs and lows, which
stock would be the most profitable? _____

5. Which company holds back the most stock shares for its executives? _____